libation

Pronunciation: /laɪˈbeɪʃən/

The English word “libation” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.
The wine or liquid thus poured out.
A beverage, especially an alcoholic one.

From Latin lībātiō, from lībāre (“to take a little from anything, to taste, to pour out as an offering”).

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